Museum After Hours
Museum After Hours (MAH) has changed days! You will now find us live on the second Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The programs are free.
Two options are available for viewing Museum After Hours programs live. Watch on the Kansas Historical Society YouTube channel or attend in person at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka. Past programs are archived on our YouTube channel.
Attend In-Person: Registration for the in-person Museum After Hours events is no longer required. The program will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The museum will be open from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and admission is free.
Watch Online: Can’t attend in-person? No worries! Programs will also be available on the Kansas Historical Society YouTube channel.
If you have questions, please contact kshs.education@ks.gov.
2026 MAH Series:
January 9 – "Who was John Brown?" presented by Trae Johnson, assistant director of education and outreach at the Kansas Museum of History
February 13 – "A New Era of Hyer Boots" presented by Zach Lawless, CEO of Hyer Boots and a descendant of Charles Hyer, founder of Hyer Boots
March 13 – "Wall Walks: Insider Pool at National Geographic" presented by photographer Jim Richarson
April 10 – "Life in Kansas During the Dust Bowl " presented by Katie Keckeisen, local history librarian at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
May 8 – “An Artist’s Perspective” presented by artist Stan Herd
June 12 – “From the Desk of William Allen White: What Can Journalists Today Learn from the Sage of Emporia?” presented by a panel of journalists
July 10 – "Revealing Roots: An Environmental History of The Land Institute" presented by Chris Reimer of the Land Institute
August 14 – "Celebrating 100 Years of the Haskell Stadium and Memorial Archway" presented by Jancita Warrington
September 11 – "Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America" presented by author George Frazier
October 9 –"Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Reflections on its 30th Anniversary" presented by Filmmaker Dave Kendall and Rex Buchanan, director emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey
November 13 – "Living Voices of the Commonwealth: Franklin Adams, Samuel Reader and Their Wax Cylinder Recordings, 1893-1907"
presented by Michael Church, State Archives Division Director
December 11 – TBA
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